DECISION1

HERBRINA D. SANDERS, Special Master.

On September 30, 2016, Tracy Kunca ("Petitioner") filed a petition for compensation pursuant to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.2 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-10 to -34 (2012). Petitioner alleged that the influenza ("flu") vaccine administered on October 7, 2013 significantly aggravated her pericarditis. Decision, ECF No. 22. On September 6, 2017, the undersigned issued a decision awarding Petitioner compensation pursuant to the parties' stipulation. Id.

On March 26, 2018, Petitioner submitted an application for attorneys' fees and costs. ECF No. 26. Petitioner requested $22,172.50 in attorneys' fees and $2,290.05 in costs, for a total of $24,462.55. Id. Petitioner's counsel requested an hourly rate of $375.00 for her work performed in the years 2015 through 2018. See generally ECF No. 26-2. Respondent submitted a Response to Petitioners' motion on April 5, 2018. ECF No. 27. Respondent indicated that "[t]o the extent the Special Master is treating [P]etitioner's request for attorneys' fees and costs as a motion that requires a response from [R]espondent[,] . . . Respondent is satisfied the statutory requirements for an award of attorneys' fees and costs are met in this case." Id. at 2. Respondent recommended that the undersigned exercise her discretion and determine a reasonable award for attorneys' fees and costs. Id. at 3. Petitioner filed her Reply on April 9, 2018, wherein she "concur[red] with Respondent's recommendation that [the undersigned] exercise her discretion and determine a reasonable award. . . ." ECF No. 28

On May 7, 2018, Petitioner submitted an amended motion for attorneys' fees and costs. ECF No. 29. Petitioner's counsel reduced her fees request by $936.50 and explained that she lowered her hourly rate request to $350.00 for 2015 through 2017 to accord with recent decisions. Id. (citing Lindman v. Sec'y of Health & Human Servs., No. 17-434V (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Apr. 24, 2018); Martinec v. Sec'y of Health & Human Servs., No. 17-293V (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Apr. 25, 2018); Vuinovic v. Sec'y of Health & Human Servs., No. 16-1312V (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Apr. 30, 2018)). Petitioner's counsel requested the same amount per hour for 2018 as in her previous motion. Id. The amended fees request amounted to $21,236.00. Id. Petitioner requested the same amount in costs for an amended total of $23,526.05. Id. Respondent submitted a nearly identical3 response to this request on May 8, 2018; likewise, Petitioner filed an identical Reply4 on the same date. ECF Nos. 30, 31.

The undersigned has reviewed the detailed records of time and expenses of Petitioner's counsel and finds that they are reasonable. In accordance with the Vaccine Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(e) (2012), the undersigned finds that Petitioner is entitled to attorneys' fees and costs. Accordingly, the undersigned hereby awards the amount of $23,526.05,5 in the form of a check made payable jointly to Petitioner and Petitioner's counsel, Nancy R. Meyers, of Ward Black Law. In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of the court shall enter judgment in accordance herewith.6

IT IS SO ORDERED.